A Last Word
By Madison Julius Cawein
Not for thyself, but for the sake of Song,
Strive to succeed as others have, who gave
Their lives unto her; shaping sure and strong
Her lovely limbs that made them god and slave.
Not for thyself, but for the sake of Art,
Strive to advance beyond the others' best;
Winning a deeper secret from her heart
To hang it moonlike 'mid the starry rest.
Source Book
The Garden Of Dreams
by Madison Julius Cawein
Copyright 1896
Published by John P. Morton & Company, Louisville
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